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The Hitch-Hiker

(1953)

March 30, 1953 1h 11m
68%
TMDB Score

Overview

Roy and Gilbert's fishing trip takes a terrifying turn when the hitchhiker they pick up turns out to be a sociopath on the run from the law. He's killed before, and he lets the two know that as soon as they're no longer useful, he'll kill again. The two friends plot an escape, but the hitchhiker's peculiar physical affliction, an eye that never closes even when he sleeps, makes it impossible for them to tell when they can make a break for it.

Ida Lupino

Director

Top Billed Cast

EO

Edmond O'Brien

Roy Collins

FL

Frank Lovejoy

Gilbert Bowen

WT

William Talman

Emmett Myers

JT

José Torvay

Captain Alvarado

SH

Sam Hayes

Radio Broadcaster

WN

Wendell Niles

Wendell Niles

JDV

Jean Del Val

Inspector General

CH

Clark Howat

Government Agent

NV

Natividad Vacío

Jose

LH

Larry Hudson

FBI Agent